Category: Career

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March 13
2009

Difficult career choice

Nirmal
UK

Question

I have an important decision to make regarding my line of medical research. I am torn between the options to pursue a career in either Molecular Neuroscience or Reproduction, as both equally fascinate me. However, I want to know which course is more "dharmic" because both involve sensitive ethical issues. For instance, Repro involves playing with human life: stem cells, embryo manipulation, IVF etc. In Neuro, there is a lot of animal testing and cruelty. I realise this may be an unusual question

Dave Warner

Ananda Village

Answer

Without knowing the details of each career path, one can only give a general answer that might help guide you in the decision-making process. I’m guessing that each choice has a wide range of "dharmic" vs. "not at all dharmic" fields of research, so an absolute answer may not be possible in that regard.

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March 13
2009

Loyalty in the workplace

Dm.
Europe

Question

Many companies value loyalty and long tenure in the employees. How does this correspond to Babaji’s statement to Lahiri Mahasaya "Work is for man, not man for work"? Not acting against your company’s interest is reasonable, but how about leaving for a better place?

Thank you!

Pranaba Hansen

Ananda Village

Answer

Dear Dm,

Paramhansa Yogananda said to make our idealism practical which means that we need to uphold qualities such as loyalty but also put them into the context of our lives. Otherwise loyalty can shift easily into mere acquiescence and tolerance in our job situation.

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